To make matters worse, people later posted about Kato's hiking fail online.

Now, he'll never live this down.

Hopefully, Kato's little ordeal on the trail that day has taught him and his owners to take it easier next time around — but it's nice knowing that rescuers will be there again just in case he needs it.

"We choose to help animals," Evergreen Fire Rescue spokesperson Stacee Martin told 9News. "Doesn't matter if it's a horse stuck in the mud, owls that fall out of the nest ... this is something that the community supports."